Notable events at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport included a ground collision between the wingtips of PAL and China Airlines aircraft and a Philippine Air Force C-130 becoming disabled on a taxiway. The most-read story of the year came from South Korea, where a Jeju Air Boeing 737 flight tragically overran the runway and exploded after it hit a concrete wall, claiming 179 lives, on Dec. 29. Cebu Pacific made history by signing an MOU with Airbus for up to 152 A320neo family aircraft, marking the largest aircraft order in Philippine aviation.